Marvin Gaye (1939-1984)
Soul Singer
1
Ray Kroc (1902-1984)
Entrepreneur
2
James Mason (1909-1984)
Movie Actor
3
Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)
Politician
4
Big Mama Thornton (1926-1984)
Blues Singer
5
Andy Kaufman (1949-1984)
Comedian
6
Richard Burton (1925-1984)
7
El Santo (1917-1984)
Wrestler
8
Jackie Wilson (1934-1984)
Rock Singer
9
Tommy Cooper (1921-1984)
Magician
10
Jackie Coogan (1914-1984)
TV Actor
11
Ben Wilson (1967-1984)
Basketball Player
12
Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
Movie Actress
13
Truman Capote (1924-1984)
Novelist
14
Ethel Merman (1908-1984)
Stage Actress
15
Diana Dors (1931-1984)
16
Ansel Adams (1902-1984)
Photographer
17
Tomas Rivera (1935-1984)
Poet
18
Avon Long (1910-1984)
Stage Actor
19
Adam Malik (1917-1984)
20
Jon-Erik Hexum (1957-1984)
21
Luke Kelly (1940-1984)
Folk Singer
22
Yuri Andropov (1914-1984)
23
Count Basie (1904-1984)
Pianist
24
Celebrities Born in 1984
Deaths by Year
Peter Lawford (1923-1984)
25
Wilson Rawls (1913-1984)
Children's Author
26
Christine McIntyre (1911-1984)
27
Ricky Bell (1955-1984)
Football Player
28
Sam Peckinpah (1925-1984)
Director
29
David Von Erich (1958-1984)
30
Bob Clampett (1913-1984)
Cartoonist
31
Estelle Winwood (1883-1984)
32
Chuck Cooper (1926-1984)
33
Dorothy M. Johnson (1905-1984)
34
Sunny Johnson (1953-1984)
35
John Marley (1907-1984)
36
Irwin Shaw (1913-1984)
Playwright
37
William Powell (1892-1984)
38
Samuel Gardner (1891-1984)
Composer
39
Walter Pidgeon (1897-1984)
40
Harry Stockwell (1902-1984)
41
Joan Lindsay (1896-1984)
42
Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
43
Vio Romano (1913-1984)
Sculptor
44
Freddie Steele (1912-1984)
Boxer
45
Ayodele Awojobi (1937-1984)
Activist
46
Ernest Tubb (1914-1984)
Country Singer
47
Smith Ballew (1902-1984)
48
